Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)