Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources