Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education