Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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