Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Book