Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses