Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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