Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses 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. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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