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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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