Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education