Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses MOOCs