Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses MOOCs