Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Egypt to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Education Moocs