Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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