Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs