Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Book About Massive Open Online Courses