Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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