Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Course University