Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Online Learning