Find out more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Courses