Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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