Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources (OER)