Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education Books