Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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