Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these open educational ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Courses