Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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