Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education