Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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