Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Practices