Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses Moocs