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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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