Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Higher Education