Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources