Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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