Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Course