Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course