Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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