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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education Books