Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources