Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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