Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Learning Book