Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education have provided the means for students all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions must deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education