Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology enable learners all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Video About MOOCs And Open Education