Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Course