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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand these new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

E-learning