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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education Books