Find out more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Learning Book