Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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