Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education