Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Course