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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to understand these open education undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Learning Book