Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)