Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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