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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Technology