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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Education