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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources Policy