Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources