Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Books