Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Moocs