Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources