Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Courses