Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course University