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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Education