Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners 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 issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education MOOCs