Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education