Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education