Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources