Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning are empowering humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Learning Book