Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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