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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Learning