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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses Educational