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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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