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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand these new open education initiatives. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Learning Mooc