Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Educational Journals