Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs List