Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Book About MOOC