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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources