Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Books