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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines 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