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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course