Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

E-Learning