Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education Resources Book