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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Education