Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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