Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education