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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Education