Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better perceive these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Technology