Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Technology