Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning have empowered learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education