Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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