Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources