Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)