Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)