Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cambodia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)