Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education have empowered learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Book