Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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