Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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