Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course (MOOC) Program