Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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