Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are 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 several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Education