Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses