Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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