Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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