Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Course University