Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education