Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education