Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses Free