Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)