Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Course