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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

E-learning Theory