Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Courses