Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better grasp these open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

ELearning