Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Research