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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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