Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education