Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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