Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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