Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Book About Open Education