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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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