Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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