Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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