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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education