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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education Resources