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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education