Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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