Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Online Learning