Find out more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational MOOCs