Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp these open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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