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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Books