Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources (OER)