Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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