Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Books About MOOC