Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Moocs