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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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