Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources Book