Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand these open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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