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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Best Practices