Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology enable students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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