Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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