Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Course University