Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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