Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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