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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses