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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Courses