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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs Free Online Courses