Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)