Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources