Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs