Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Online Courses