Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative 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 manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses Moocs