Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Gabon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources