Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are considering today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education