Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp these new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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