Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources