Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses MOOCs