Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses