Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Online Learning