Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Digital Teaching Platform