Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Moocs