Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources (OER)