Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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