Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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