Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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