Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Moocs