Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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