Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)