Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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