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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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