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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Practices