Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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