Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology enable students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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