Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education