Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education