Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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