Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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