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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are considering now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Course University