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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these MOOC 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 open courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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