Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Courses