Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Book About MOOCs