Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses