Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses Moocs