Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources