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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Course