Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Courses