Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education have made it possible for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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