Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. People want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education