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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Research