Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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