Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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