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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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