Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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