Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education