Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Uzbekistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational MOOCs