Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning are making it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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