Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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