Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources