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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. 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. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Video About MOOCs And Open Education