Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses Free