Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education