Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources