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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Course