Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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