Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Education