Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Technology