Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses