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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Book