Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free 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 numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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