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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Books