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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

ELearning