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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Moocs