Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Learning Book