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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)