Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)