Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Education