Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Education Courses