Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses Moocs