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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCs