Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education make it possible for humans all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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