Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses