Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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