Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education make it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Learning