Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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