Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources