Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources