Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources (OER)