Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)