Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources