Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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