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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course