Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

E-learning