Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Massively Open Online Course