Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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