Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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