Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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