Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners 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 numerous topics that online education institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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