Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs)