Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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