Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education