Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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