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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources Video