Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs)