Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education