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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs For Credit