Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course (MOOC) Program