Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources (OER)