Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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