Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Online Courses