Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education Books