Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are normally free but do not 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 issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Education Courses