Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education MOOCs