Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources