Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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