Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)