Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources