Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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