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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Moocs Educational