Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Education Moocs