Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Courses