Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Course