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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Educational Courses