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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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