Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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