Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning enable learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)