Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sierra Leone to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants want to understand these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses