Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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