Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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