Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology enable students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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