Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Books About Open Education