Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education