Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Books About Open Education