Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Electronic Educational Technology