Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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