Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Online Courses