Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Online Learning