Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Higher Education