Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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