Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education Resources