Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Learning Mooc