Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course