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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Technology