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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Education