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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses Moocs