Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course (MOOC) Program