Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Education Courses