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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses 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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