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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Research