Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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