Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources (OER)