Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)