Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning have enabled learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education