Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources Video