Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Massive Open Online Course