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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Courses For Credit