Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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