Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education