Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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