Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Online Courses