Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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