Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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