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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Massively Open Online Course