Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Higher Education