Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses Moocs