Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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