Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Course University