Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources