Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Utah State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Moocs