Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Moocs