Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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