Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology enable students all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

E-Learning