Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs For College Credit