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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Books About MOOCs