Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Education