Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses Moocs