Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs List