Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

ELearning