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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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