Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Courses