Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Book About Open Education