Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Book