Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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