Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Massively Open Online Course