Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Books