Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs)