Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

ELearning