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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses