Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology enable people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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