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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)