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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Book About MOOCs