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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses Moocs