Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources (OER)