Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources