Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are enabling humans all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Course