Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses