Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources