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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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