Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Book About Massive Open Online Courses