Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Free Online College Education