Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have enabled humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational MOOCs