Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Digital Teaching Platform