Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course