Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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