Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Higher Education