Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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