Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education