Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses Educational