Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Books