Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Courses