Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Technology