Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning are empowering learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses Moocs