Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education have made it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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