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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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