Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Best Practices