Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs