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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Open Source