Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

E-learning Theory