Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Book