Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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