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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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