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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning have enabled students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education