Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Electronic Educational Technology