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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)