Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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