Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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