Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses MOOCs