Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Education