Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses The Mooc Revolution