Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Online Courses