Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs For Credit