Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning enable people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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