Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education