Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Togo to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses Definition