Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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