Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Learning