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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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