Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses Moocs