Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education Books