Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education MOOCs