Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Free Online Courses