Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

E-Learning