Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses