Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational MOOCs