Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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