Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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