Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education MOOCs