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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Education