Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)