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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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