Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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