Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Educational Moocs