Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education Books