Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Books