Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)