Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand these open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources