Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning make it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Moocs