Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning are enabling students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Books