Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education