Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)