Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology enable humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Gabon to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)