Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Course