Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology enable students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs)