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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses Free