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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources Video