Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning have enabled learners all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

ELearning