Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Courses