Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses