Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) Program