Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources