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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Book