Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

ELearning