Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)