Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education Book