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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bangladesh to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the 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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