Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course