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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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