Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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