Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education