Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Course