Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology are enabling learners all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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