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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Education