Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs)