Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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