Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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