Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)