Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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