Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources Video