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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Learning