Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Moocs Education