Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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