Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational MOOCs