Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Education Moocs