Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Book About Massively Open Online Courses