Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information 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 resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Best Practices