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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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