Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses Moocs