Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

ELearning