Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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