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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Learning Mooc