Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs)