Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. People want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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