Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource 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.

MOOC Online Courses