Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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