Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Books About MOOCs