Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)