Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs For College Credit