Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Educational Courses