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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand these open education experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Moocs