Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)