Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Books