Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)