Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses