Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning enable students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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