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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs)