Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses MOOCs