Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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