Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education Book