Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Definition