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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs