Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources