Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free 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 a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs