Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources (OER)