Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Courses For Credit