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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Technology