Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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