Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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