Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs)