Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Book