Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources Video