Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not 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 numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education