Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Course