Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational ventures. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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