Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources Video