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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources