Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Education