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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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