Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Book