Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education