Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education