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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources (OER)