Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources