Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs