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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education