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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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