Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology enable humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Education Moocs