Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning enable students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Best Practices