Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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