Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)