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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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