Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course