Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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