Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

E-learning