Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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