Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online learning enable humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses Moocs