Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Book