Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course