Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)