Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Courses