Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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