Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education