Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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