Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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