Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources Book