Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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