Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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