Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources