Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) Program