Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources