Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

E-Learning