Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

E-learning Theory