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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education