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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education Books