Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Learning Mooc