Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources